A federal judge told President Trump “he may not rewrite the immigration laws” in an effort to deny asylum to any refugee who enters the U.S. along the southern border without going through a designated port of entry. U.S. District…
The Trump administration cannot end the DACA program, which protects from deportation young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as young children, a federal appeals court held Thursday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a nationwide…
A federal appeals court has expanded protection of minor immigrants held by ICE to get a swift bond hearing before an immigration judge to allow the migrant to challenge the agency’s determination that the minor is a danger. The order…
The rock band Led Zeppelin must face legal claims that it copies the hit song “Stairway to Heaven” from Randy Wolfe, a band member of Spirit for the song “Taurus.” The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday reinstated the…
Lawyers for both the city of San Francisco and soda-makers came under intense questioning by an 11-judge appeals court Wednesday over a challenge to San Francisco’s law requiring warning labels on soda about the danger of obesity and diabetes they…
In a significant victory for ride sharing service Uber, drivers lost a key federal appeals court decision seeking back pay and status as employees, not independent contractors. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday Uber drivers must submit…
An 11-judge federal appeals court will consider whether alien minors have a constitutional right to court-appointed lawyers to pursue asylum claims if the youngsters’ fears of torture are supported by substantial evidence. A majority of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court…
A federal appeals court has rejected a Democratic party claim that Arizona’s voting laws suppress minority voting and upheld two state laws that limit how and where ballots may be cast. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a…
Four Latino couples will get another chance to show that the Virginia mobile home park where they lived imposed a discriminatory policy requiring evidence of citizenship to renew leases in violation of fair housing law. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court…